Hanzi Explorer
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Hanzi breakdown

Explore how a character is built, identify its meaning and sound components, then practise writing it stroke by stroke.

Enter up to eight Chinese characters. Detailed breakdowns cover all 625 characters used in HSK 1–3 here.

打1 / 1
Character breakdowndǎ / left–right / Meaning + sound
打
dǎ

Origin clue: hand

Strokes

Components

Meaning / left扌shǒuhandSound / right丁component
打dǎ
Structureleft–right
Radical扌hand
TypeMeaning + sound

How it works

打 is a meaning-sound compound. 扌 gives the meaning clue (hand), while 丁 gives a clue to its pronunciation.

Sound family

Common words 4

  • 打电话 HSK 1dǎ diànhuàto make a phone call
  • 打篮球 HSK 2dǎ lánqiúto play basketball
  • 打算 HSK 3dǎsuànplan; to intend
  • 打扫 HSK 3dǎsǎoto clean; to sweep